Name: Soseki Natsume's i am a Cat: The Manga Edition: The Tale of a cat With no Name but Great Wisdom!
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Author: Natsume Soseki
ISBN: 9784805316573

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Soseki Natsume's i am a Cat: The Manga Edition: The Tale of a cat With no Name but Great Wisdom!

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Physical Book

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Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 14.0 x 1.5 cm

Weight

1.05

ISBN13

9784805316573

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Synopsis "Soseki Natsume's i am a Cat: The Manga Edition: The Tale of a cat With no Name but Great Wisdom!"

Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form! Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds his way into the home of an English teacher, where his running commentary on the follies and foibles of the people around him has been making readers laugh for more than a century. This is the very first manga edition in English of this classic piece of Japanese literature. The story lends itself well to a graphic novel format, allowing readers to pick up on the more subtle cues of the expressive cat, while also being immersed in the world of his perceptive narration. It is true to classic manga form, and is read back to front. The cast of characters includes: Kushami--His master, who is not good at his job and quite stupidThe Kenedas--A conceited couple with a spoiled daughterMeitei--Kushami's friend who is fond of jokes and tall talesA group of local cats including lovely Mikeko, and violent KuroBeautifully illustrated by Japanese artist Chiroru Kobato, this edition provides a visual, entertaining look at a unique period in Japan's history--filled with cultural and societal changes, rapid modernization and a feeling of limitless possibility--through the eyes of an unlikely narrator.

Sôseki Natsume

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Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was a prominent Japanese writer and professor of English literature, considered one of the main literati of modern Japan. Among his most recognized works are "I Am a Cat" (1905), "Botchan" (1906), and "Kokoro" (1914). These novels, belonging to the genre of modern Japanese literature, explore themes such as identity, loneliness, and cultural transition in Japan during the Meiji era. Although Sōseki did not receive literary awards in his lifetime, his legacy has endured, with his likeness included on the 1000 yen bills between 1984 and 2004.

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(1867-1916) Nació en Tokio. Tras realizar los estudios universitarios, ejerció como profesor en varias ciudades de su país. Amplió estudios en Londres y en 1903 le fue confiada la cátedra de literatura inglesa en la Universidad Imperial de la capital japonesa. En 1907 renunció a la enseñanza universitaria para dedicarse exclusivamente a la producción literaria. Hechicero de la prosa japonesa e iniciador de un nuevo estilo de novela, es una figura emblemática de la literatura japonesa moderna e iniciador de una corriente literaria que continuaron ilustres escritores de diversas escuelas más próximas a nuestros días. El trasfondo ideológico de sus obras ha suscitado el interés de estudiosos japoneses y extranjeros. La armonía de su exquisito lirismo y su perspicaz análisis de la realidad humana han tenido siempre un peculiar atractivo para el público japonés. Soseki es la encarnación de una época de transición violenta, donde el orden de los valores tradicionales choca con el de los modernos valores occidentales cuya fuerza es imaparable. Entre sus obras se encuentran ensayos, poesías y, sobre todo, novelas. Son especialmente representativas, además de «Yo, el gato», «Botchan» («El joven mimado»), «Gubijinso» («Amapola»), «Sanshiro», «Kusamokura» («La almohada de hierba»), «Kokoro» («Corazón»), «Sorekara» («Después»), «Tabibito» («El caminante»), «Mon» («La puerta») y «Meian» («Claroscuro»), que dejó incompleta en noviembre de 1916, poco antes de su muerte.

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